Twenty One Pilots released their long-awaited new song and video ‘Overcompensate,’ and fans melted into tears.
Twenty One Pilots have finally made their comeback following a series of cryptic DEMA letters andred tape. After nearly three years since their last album, the duo have preparedtheir new record, Clancy.
Anchoring the release, lead-off single ‘Overcompensate’ finds the band reconfiguring their sound and even sampling the previously released ‘Bandito’ track.
The musical duo paired the song with an electric, “fire” new video, and fans erupted into a flood of emotions.
Twenty One Pilots drew frenzied reactions from comeback video
On February 29, Twenty One Pilotsunleashed their new songand video ‘Overcompensate.’ Taking to Twitter/X, fans couldn’t handle the excitement and shared a flood of emotions. Reactions ran the gamut, ranging from all-caps responses to claims they were in literal tears.
“Holy #TØP are back and it’s going to be an absolute lore fest. So here for it!!!”exclaimedone fan.
“Thanks for killing me once again,”saidanother.
“You guys cooked OMG,”addeda third.
YOU GUYS COOKED OMGpic.twitter.com/n90tjZy4mk
“Bandito lyrics. Sneaky. Do you want me to cry?”askeda user.
“I remember when my blood mv came out and I just got that same feeling when listening to overcompensate I can’t think rn I’m just feeling,”admittedanother.
“THAT WAS INCREDIBLE (not pictured is me crying my eyes out),” a usersaid.
Twenty One Pilots’ Clancy features 13 songs with such titles as ‘Routines in the Night,’ ‘The Craving (Jenna’s Version),’ and ‘At the Risk of Feeling Dumb.’ The album drops everywhere on May 17, the ninth anniversary of the band’s commercial blockbuster Blurryface.
Reportedly, ‘Overcompensate’ willserve as one of the openersfor the band’s yet-announced new tour. Details on a possible world venture are forthcoming.
Bee is a former music writer at Dexerto. Bee has been working in the digital media space for a decade. Their work can be found in American Songwriter, Billboard, and Grammy.com.
